Articulating, Presenting, and Debating Ideas: A Comprehensive Guide

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ARTICULATE, PRESENT AND DEBATE IDEAS

Table of Contents
Q.1 What is a presentation? How would you prepare yourself for a good presentation?...............2
Q.2 How would you make a good and effective PowerPoint presentation?...................................2
Q.3 How to identify information collection methods that will support review and feedback of
presentations?..................................................................................................................................3
Q.4 List down the regulatory and organisational obligations and requirements relevant to
presentations?..................................................................................................................................3
Q.5 Describe the principles of effective communication................................................................3
Q.6 What could be the aids and materials available to support presentations? Explain briefly......4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5
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Q.1 What is a presentation? How would you prepare yourself for a good
presentation?
Ans.1 A presentation is the process of presenting any given topic to the audience in an
appropriate manner. It is usually done by demonstrating, giving a lecture and building a good
rapport with the audience for presenting new ideas to them. The presentation includes a
persuasive element so as to convey the message across various groups of listeners in an effective
manner (Tandon, 2019).
Preparing the presentation for the audience is not an easy task and requires proper preparation.
Various aspects should be kept in mind while preparing a presentation. The first aspect is to find
out the objective of preparing and what outcomes would be expected by you and your audience.
The second aspect would be to identify the subject on which you would give a presentation and it
should be able to fulfil your objectives. The third point is to consider your audience for whom
you are going to prepare the presentation. Fourth is to collect information about the given place
where you are going to give a presentation so that it would provide you with an opportunity to
practice for your speech. Lastly, it would help you to practice about the completion of your
speech within the given time period (Zuraida and Ibrahim, 2019).
Q.2 How would you make a good and effective PowerPoint presentation?
Ans.2 There are various ways through which a person could make a good and effective
PowerPoint presentation. First is the creation of the simple design template using a slide master
feature which should be consistent enough with other elements such as colours, fonts and
background. Second is limiting the number of words per slides and use only key phrases and
important information to make it more attractive. The third way is to limit the punctuation and
provider some empty space per slides so as to increase readability among the viewers. Fourth
procedure is the use of light text for dark background and contrasting colours for the normal
background so as to enhance the readability of the given text. Fifth is avoiding the use of flashy
transitions as they tent to distract the viewers and results in failure of the given presentation.
Sixth has been the using of good quality images and limits the number of slides and should keep
in mind that the slides are visible on the screen (Johnson, 2019).
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Q.3 How to identify information collection methods that will support review
and feedback of presentations?
Ans.3 After giving the presentations, it is essential for the presenter to collect review and
feedback about its presentations. There are various information collection methods through
which they could collect the feedback. First is conducting a survey from the respondents as this
is an effective method which would help the presenter to identify any flaws in their speech or
presentation so that it could be improved for the next presentation. Observation is another
method as it would help in the collection of data to assess whether the audience is interested to
listen to their presentations or are feeling bored. So with the help of observation, the presenter
would be able to identify its shortcomings and could remove them in future (Tandon, 2019).
Q.4 List down the regulatory and organisational obligations and requirements
relevant to presentations?
Ans.4 In order to prepare a good presentation, it is required that all the set-up regarding the
presentation should be build up as per the rules of the given place and it should be kept in mind
that there should not be any issues regarding the security of the workers and the audience.
Moreover, the data collected for presentation should be secure enough so that the presenter is
obliged to the audience that this private data has been secured and is not collected by unknown
means. There are various natural issues which are imperative in nature and could be managed by
decreases the use of PC supported gadgets and paper gifts. Furthermore, it is the requirement of
the moderator to keep concern about the security and wellbeing needs of the members and
should have a proper fire or emergency exit to protect the life of the audience (Zuraida and
Ibrahim, 2019).
Q.5 Describe the principles of effective communication.
Ans.5 There are various principles of effective communication. First is to understand you so as
to become a good and effective communicator. Second is to understand the audience so as to
identify their requirements in an effective manner. Third is utilizing listening ability so that you
not only listen but also assure that the others should feel what is heard by them effectively.
Fourth is simplifying the message so that it is conveyed to the audience the message in an
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appropriate manner. Lastly, find out a perfect time to showcase the ideas to your audience in an
effective manner (Mack, 2017).
Q.6 What could be the aids and materials available to support presentations?
Explain briefly.
Ans.6 There are various aids and materials to support the presentations. These are:
 Photos: These are used to present the message about the topic for effective conveying of
the message.
 Objects: They are used to make the audience understand your message efficiently.
 Models: These are a re-creation of physical objects to provide information via their
models.
 Graphs: These include pie, bar and line graph which provides a pictorial representation of
the relationship between the data in the form of numeric information.
 Speaker: The speaker could also be used as a presentation aid by demonstrating the
information through the movements of their bodies.
 Decision Trees: These are used to help the audience to view the specific decisions in the
form of logistic manner (Johnson, L.M., 2019).
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REFERENCES
Johnson, L.M., 2019. College Students’ Perceptions of the Characteristics of Effective Teachers
in Higher Education. Teacher Education Yearbook XXVI Building Upon Inspirations and
Aspirations with Hope, Courage, and Strength: Teacher Educators' Commitment to Today's
Teachers and Tomorrow's Leaders, p.7.
Mack, V. O., 2017. Effective Communication: Five Principles to Perfect. (Available Through:
https://magazine.vunela.com/effective-communication-five-principles-to-perfect-172c9adbe0ee.
Accessed on: 20th March, 2019)
Tandon, R., 2019. Role of ‘Preparation and Planning’in Public Speaking. IJELLH (International
Journal of English Language, Literature in Humanities), 7(1), pp.14-14.
Zuraida, Z. and Ibrahim, R., 2019. How the Use of PowerPoint Presentation Slides from
Textbook Publishers is perceived by Accounting Students in Facilitating Learning Efficacy?. In
1st Aceh Global Conference (AGC 2018). Atlantis Press.
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